Tony Sirico, the actor best known as loyal gangster Paulie “Walnuts” Gualtieri in the HBO drama “The Sopranos,” has ... He was first arrested at the age 7 for stealing nickels from a ...

The role of a tough guy came naturally to Sirico: He was arrested 28 ... Burt Gervasi on “The Sopranos,” paid homage to his cherished old pal after the service. “Tony was wonderful: He ...

"I had both." He was arrested over 25 times before and spent two stints in prison before landing his defining role on "The Sopranos." 'Sopranos' actor Tony Sirico, known for role as Paulie Walnuts ...

After his son, Jason, is arrested on grounds of drug ... "Headed by mob boss Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), the Sopranos follows the criminal legacy of the DiMeo crime family in New Jersey ...

Tony Sirico, the actor known for playing mobster Peter Paul “Paulie Walnuts” Gualtieri on “The Sopranos,” died ... life Colombo crime family. He was arrested 28 times — first as a ...

LOS ANGELES — Tony Sirico, who played the impeccably groomed mobster Paulie Walnuts in "The Sopranos" and brought ... that period of his life. He was arrested repeatedly for criminal offenses ...

You couldn't have written it any better − the first American pope and a "Sopranos" connection ... Sirico going the route of the faithful and Tony heading first for some run-ins with the law ...

‘The Sopranos’ Season 1 cast, from left: Tony Sirico, Steven Van Zandt ... to the role with his background of a street guy who was arrested 28 times and served 20 months at New York’s ...